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Sapa Market & Chay River 4 Nights / 3
Days

I
took an organised tour to Coc Ly, a village 70
km from Sapa, that has an interesting market
(according to Lonely Planet). I wanted to see it
because there are other ethnic minorities who
trade goods. The only ethnic majority you really
notice here are the H'monh people. Whether they
are the Black H'mongh, the Flower H'monh, the
White H'monh, the I-don't-know-what-else H'monh,
they are everywhere. Usually selling stuff on
the street. In Sapa you also se the Red Dao
people, who are really friendly, not pushy like
the H'monh and have the ability of learning
foreign languages fast. Well, in Coc Ly you can
also see the Tay and the Nung people. The market
is small but interesting. You can buy meat and
traditional clothes, radios and dishes,
vegetables and knives - in short, everything.
From the market we took a nice ride on a boat to
the Black H'Mong village, where we had lunch.
Our guide was funny and always singing
Vietnamese songs...
Tour HighLights:
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Get down to
a valley, visit an H’mong village and
the hydro electric power station built
by the French. Take a small path to go
and visit other 2 villages of the H’mong
and the Dzay people (LaoChai and TaVan
village).
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Take the
road to GiangTaChai village to see the
Red Dzao people via the paths through
terraces and bamboo forests.
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CocLy market
which is situated far from Sapa.Enjoy
the peaceful life of 6 different
minority peoples (Flower H’mong, Black
Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi and Nung).
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Get down
onto a boat along Chay river
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The Fairy
Cave is located deeply in the rocks.
Detailed Itinerary
Night
1: Ha Noi - Lao Cai . Overnight on Train
VietnamTripAdvisor's car pick from your hotel
then transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the
night train, soft sleeper with AC to Lao Cai
station.Overnight on the train.
Day 1 -
Sunday:Sapa - Cat Cat - Lao Chai - Ta Van).(
B,L,D )
Picked up at Laocai Railway station early in
the morning by bus. Arrive at Sapa round 8:00
AM. Breakfast and shower. Start from Sapa at
10:00 AM. Get down to a valley, visit an H’mong
village and the hydro electric power station
built by the French. Take a small path to go and
visit other 2 villages of the H’mong and the
Dzay people (LaoChai and TaVan village). Stay in
TaVan at a Dzay family. Picnic lunch on the way
and dinner at the family.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day 2 -Monday: Giang Ta Chai – Supan -
Sapa( B,L,D )
Breakfast at the home-stay, take the road to
GiangTaChai village to see the Red Dzao people
via the paths through terraces and bamboo
forests. Visit a waterfall, a suspension bridge.
Picnic lunch and cross the river. Visit an
H’mong village up to the mountain. Vietnam
TripAdvisor's car pick you back to Sapa. Visit
the ancient stone circle on the way back. Check
in hotel, dinner in Sapa.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day 3 - Tuesday: Sapa - Coc Ly – Chay
River - Trung Do - Hanoi ( B,L,D )
Leave from Sapa early at 7:00 AM for CocLy
market which is situated far from Sapa. Enjoy
the peaceful life of 6 different minority
peoples (Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay,
HaNhi and Nung). The market is the chance for
the minorities to meet and share joy and sorrows
after the crops, to exchange one another’s
experience. Say goodbye to the market and get
down onto a boat along Chay river. You are bound
to feel great and find yourselves smaller among
high Ro
ck
Mountains and to be surprised at white and
breathtakingly waterfalls. The Fairy Cave is
located deeply in the rocks. Get off the boat to
visit a village of the Tay Minority (TrungDo
village) by the river. After the boat trip,
visit a small town – BaoNhai and then take a
car back to Laocai Station for the night train
to Hanoi. Have dinner before getting on the
train.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner
Day4
- Wednesday: Hanoi Arrive
Arrive in Hanoi round 5:30 AM,taxi to hotel on
your own.Tour ends.
VietnamTripAdvisor can arrange additional
customized trips for you if the above itinerary
does not match your expectations.

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Price Per Person (US$) Valid
from 1st Jun to 30th Jun 2010
|
|
Cost/pax (US$) |
2 |
3 - 4 |
5 - 8 |
|
Standard
(2*) |
195 |
165 |
150 |
|
Superior
(3*) |
215 |
180 |
165 |
|
Deluxe
(4*) |
265 |
250 |
235 |
Trip Included :
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Private car pick
up from your hotel to Hanoi train station.
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Returns train
tickets in 04 berths canbinet, A/C Wooden
Softsleeper
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Local
English speaking guide, Other languges upon
your request
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Twin /Double
sharing Room at hotel in Sapa
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Meal as
mentioned in program ( B= Breakfast, L =
Lunch, D = Dinner )
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Sightseeing fees
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Purified water
and wet towel
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Transport as
programe
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Taxes
Trip
Excluded :
What to
bring :
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Sun Block
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Wide brim hat
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Camera + Film
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Comfortable
shoes
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Rain gear
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Warm clothes
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Insect Repellent
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Original
Passport